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If this time change proves to be successful, maybe Fremont will start more of its early season shows at 3:30. I have not been to a dirt racing matinee in many years.

100% agree. Many younger fans have never experienced racing before sunset. When I was a youth and teen, many USAC Sprint car races were Sunday Afternoon events. Time trials at 1 pm and races at 2.30 pm. So these moves by Eldora And Fremont will be a novelty for many, and hopefully will be well received. This one on Saturday at Fremont was done on short notice, so it may be difficult to get the word out to those who are not device enabled ( smart phones, tablets, laptops , etc ). I hope there will be good attendance.

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Eldora ran a very efficient show today. Got started at 4:30ish and I was home at 8pm, I live 40 mins. from the track. They did a great job on the (day) track!!! It held up good and not too much dust. I hope for future reference tracks start scheduling more races and use these times thru April and maybe even Sept. and Oct. We loose way to many (paying) events to rain in Ohio.

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I thought it was a good show. Hot laps and time trials were done by 3.30 PM, but the first race was at 4 pm. I assume that was because there were still people arriving at the announced start time. The Main for the 410’s had a lot of dicing for position and advancing. The Heats were pretty boring. I left just as the last Main took the green ( Trucks ) and it was roughly 6.30 PM. With more advanced notification of alternate start times in the future, the idea has merit and could be successful. All in all, I left satisfied with the event.

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The 410 feature was dusty enough for the first few laps that I couldn't see turns 1 and 2 from my seat in turn 4. The track had been fast and basically dust free right up until that point. Why did they run latemodel feature before the 410 feature? It was an enjoyable afternoon. I hope they do it again to open the 2019 season. With two months to promote the early start time, the crowd might be bigger.

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I was not there but based on things Farmer's said about the Late Model division on Buckeye Speedzone and the Lack of attendance (6 cars?) I've gotta imagine this is the last year they'll be racing at Fremont unless something drastically changes.

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It's now a all steel motor division on hard tires. Open ci 2500lb crate motor 2300lb I think. Part of problem is piss poor advertising of division. Website last I seen still said 602 crates, I've never seen press release regarding rule changes, etc. You can't grow something without letting people know.

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Its an open wheel crowd at Fremont. Last year, the ALMS series drew a very different group of fans to Fremont Speedway than the regular shows attract. Hopefully, this season's Ethanol Latemodel Series event is a success. I'll be there and at the Ethanol race at Attica the preceeding night.